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Dan Hutchinson 29/05/2026 Dan Hutchinson 29/05/2026

Tūrangi commuters demand better service

With the cost of fuel at an all-time high, Taupō District Council Tūrangi councillor Sandra Greenslade says her ward needs a commuter bus.

Dan Hutchinson 02/04/2026 Dan Hutchinson 02/04/2026

In a finger-like branch of Lake Ohakuri the water is as green as the grassy paddocks surrounding it.

Dan Hutchinson 17/06/2025 Dan Hutchinson 17/06/2025

Invasive clams may not be causing everyone sleepless nights, but they have for Kids Greening Taupō lead education co-ordinator Rachel Thompson.

Dan Hutchinson 27/03/2025 Dan Hutchinson 27/03/2025

Taupō’s popular, thermally-heated Otumuheke Stream mysteriously turned green on Friday last week.